diff --git a/urlfilter/files/etc/config/urlfilter b/urlfilter/files/etc/config/urlfilter
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..209031ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/urlfilter/files/etc/config/urlfilter
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+config globals globals
+	option enable 1
diff --git a/urlfilter/files/etc/init.d/urlfilter b/urlfilter/files/etc/init.d/urlfilter
index f3d5a643b..63f3fc30d 100644
--- a/urlfilter/files/etc/init.d/urlfilter
+++ b/urlfilter/files/etc/init.d/urlfilter
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ configure_firewall()
 }
 
 start_service() {
-	if [ -f "/etc/config/urlfilter" ]; then
+	if [ "$(uci -q get urlfilter.globals.enable)" == "1" ]; then
 		procd_open_instance urlfilter
 		procd_set_param command ${PROG}
 		configure_firewall